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1 Information regarding the holder of the qualification

1.1 Surname 1.2 First names

1.3 Date of birth 1.4 Student identifier:HESA ID:

2 Information identifying the qualification

2.1 Name of qualification and (if applicable) titleconferred

2.2 Main fields of study for the qualification

2.3 Name and status of awarding institution

The Open University. Chartered university.

2.4 Name and status of institution (if differentfrom 2.3) administering studies

2.5 Language(s) of instruction/examination:

3 Information on the level of the qualification

3.1 Level of qualification

Qualification date

3.2 Official length of the programme

3.3 Access requirements

4 Information on the contents and mode of study

4.1

4.2 Programme requirements

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Dudley Steve

31 December 1963T67275610810019956490

Certificate in Introductory Astronomy

Astronomy

English

Level 4

30 September 2010

There is no requirement to complete the creditrequired for this qualification within a certaintime period.

There is no academic entry requirement.

Mode of study: Distance Learning

Certificate in Introductory AstronomyThis certificate aims to give students an introductory knowledge of the skills and issues relevant tomodern astronomy. Students study a range of courses offered by the Open University and theUniversity of Manchester, covering topics such as planetary science, stars, galaxies, radioastronomy, cosmology and the Big Bang. Course websites and on-line conferences make thedevelopment of IT literacy an incidental benefit of studying the certificate, and there is also theopportunity to develop mathematical skills. These skills are all useful for later level 2 or level 3study of science, and are particularly relevant for students wishing to continue their studies withinthe Open University's Physical Science Programme.

Student identifier: T6727561 Steve Dudley

Certificate in Introductory Astronomy

4.3 Programme details

Completed modules, subordinate qualifications, and credit transfer which comprise the above qualification

Year Module Title Level Credits ECTS Result

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2008 S197 How the Universe works 4 10.0 5.00 Pass

2008 S151 Maths for science 4 10.0 5.00 Pass

2009 S196 Planets: an introduction 4 10.0 5.00 Pass

2009 S194 Introducing astronomy 4 10.0 5.00 Pass

***2009 CMAS100 Life in the Universe and SETI 4 20.0 10.00 Pass with merit

Total of credits counted towards this qualification: 60.0

Student identifier: T6727561 Steve Dudley

Certificate in Introductory Astronomy

4.4 Grading scheme

4.5 Overall classification of the qualification

5 Information on the function of the qualification

5.1 Access to further study

5.2 Professional status (if applicable)

6 Additional Information

6.1 Additional Information 6.2 Further information sources

7 Certification of the supplement

Institution/awarding body

7.1 Date 7.3 Capacity

7.2 Signature

Assessment is divided between two components, continuous assessment and an end of moduleassessment (EMA). Marks are given on a one hundred point scale. The table below shows themarks which must be achieved to guarantee a particular grade of pass.

Continuousassessment

EMA Gradedundergraduate

Gradedpostgraduate

Ungraded

85705540

85705540

DistinctionPass Grade 2Pass Grade 3Pass Grade 4

DistinctionMerit (*)

PassPass

PassPassPassPass

Examination and Assessment Boards have limited discretion to set these thresholds slightly lower.* Where the merit grade is approved.

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University Secretary

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Understanding this supplement

* Credit transferThe qualification includes an award of transferred credit made in recognition of the successfulcompletion of study at another institution. This has been assessed in accordance with approvedpolicies and procedures and has been deemed to be at an appropriate academic level and duration.** Subordinate qualificationAnother completed Open University qualification has been counted in the qualification. The details ofthe content of that other qualification are given in the Diploma Supplement or other transcript for it.

*** Collaborative creditThis study has been undertaken at another UK higher education institution under one of a number ofapproved schemes of academic collaboration. These are designed to enable OU students toundertake study in subject areas not offered by the Open University and count them towards an OUqualification.

Credit points and levelsThe University uses a credit system in which 120 credits are equivalent to a full-time academic year.This system is compatible with credit accumulation and transfer schemes commonly operated byHigher Education institutions in England and Northern Ireland, with the Credit and QualificationsFramework Wales (CQFW) and with the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF). Theworkload rating of each module is also given in terms of the European Credit Transfer andAccumulation System (ECTS). The academic level associated with each module is given inaccordance with levels approved in the relevant Qualifications Frameworks as follows:

Open Universitymodule level

Qualifications Frameworks for Englandand Northern Ireland, and Wales

Scottish Credit andQualifications Framework

FirstSecond

ThirdMastersDoctoral

45678

78 and 9

101112

Total amount of creditThe total figure shows all the credit that has been counted towards this qualification, including anycredit transfer, credit in a subordinate qualification, and credit from study on an approved collaborativescheme.

Method of teachingThe study recorded in this supplement is taught by an integrated process involving material specificallyprepared for each module in written, audio and visual media, regular assignments, set books, and inmost cases voluntary attendance at local tutorial sessions. Some modules require attendance at aresidential school.

Student performanceStudent performance on each module is measured in a series of continuous assessment assignmentsthat are either tutor-marked or computer-marked to standards set down by the relevant Examinationand Assessment Board, and in an examinable component, which is usually a three-hour, unseen,written examination, but might consist of a project or dissertation. The final result for each moduledepends on the performance in each component and on the overall weighted average. TheExamination and Assessment Board for each module includes at least one external examiner whoserole includes helping to ensure comparability of academic standards with other degree-awardingbodies in the UK.

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